Mini Golf at the Library Promises a Hole Lot of Fun
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Bookshelves, reading areas and other public spaces will be transformed into an indoor miniature golf course for a day as the Intercourse Library presents a Mini Golf Event on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The library will be closed that day so that the course can be set up inside the stacks. There will be 19 holes of golf offered. Golf balls and putters, as well as score sheets, will be provided. Food, including sandwiches, hot dogs and desserts, will be available to purchase in the library’s one-room schoolhouse area throughout the day.
A fee will be charged per person, and tee time reservations will be taken in five-minute increments. Walks-ins will be welcome, but they may experience a wait.
The library is utilizing a company called Library Mini Golf, which visits the library and sets up the holes. “You can make the greens as long as you want. This (company) will set up the holes depending on the layout of the library,” explained Tammy McCauley, president of the Intercourse Library board.
According to www.library minigolf.com, the company built its first indoor golf course inside a library in Connecticut in 2005 to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Themed “Golf for the Gulf,” the event raised nearly $10,000 and drew more than 400 visitors. The website states, “The event succeeded in offering a fun and positive way to come together for an important event, reinforcing the idea of the town library as a gathering place for the community.”
At the Intercourse Library,
Writing Toward Recovery, Healing and Hope
BY CAT SHANNON
Every week, Scott Feifer gets people to share their innermost thoughts. He’s not a clergyman or a therapist. He’s a writer, and he believes in the power of the pen.
Feifer, who taught language arts for almost 30 years at Hempfield School District, has been leading writing circles since his days as a teacher. He left his public school position in 2020 and has since focused on the transformative power of writing.
Feifer leads writing circles at Manos House, a residential treatment program for young men in Columbia; Blueprints for Addiction Recovery; Domestic Violence Services; and the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center, among other locations throughout Lancaster and neighboring counties.
“We run from our stories and the trauma and the hard things we’ve experienced,” he said. “But when we write it down, we realize that ultimately, there’s no running from our past.”
Ironically, the man who gets people to bare their souls on paper wasn’t always so open.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Ticket sales are underway for the third annual spaghetti dinner that will be presented by Christiana Historical Society (CHS) and the Christiana Fire Company on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the fire company, 214 S. Bridge St., Christiana.
The all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, which is a benefit for both groups, will include spaghetti with sauce, homemade meatballs prepared by fire company members, salad, garlic bread, beverages and desserts. Takeout meals will also be offered.
It is recommended that dinners be purchased in
In 1998, he signed up for a summer writing workshop at Millersville University. As part of the class, students shared their writing with their peers.
“I didn’t want to reveal something so private,” Feifer recalled. “I decided I would go to the first class, but if I was uncomfortable or I didn’t like it, I would leave during the break.”
Not only did he stay for the class, but he also found a new outlet for his emotions.
Intercourse Library staff members Caleb Robinson (left) and Becky Robinson encourage local residents to play mini golf at the library on Feb. 28. Photo by Francine Fulton
Diners
Writing Circle
“Something broke open for me in a way that I hadn’t expected,” he said of his writing. “I wanted my students to taste what I had experienced that summer.”
He began offering writing circles at Hempfield, focusing on ideals expressed in Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones.”
“It’s free writing, stream of consciousness, just get your thoughts down on paper,” he said. “I had kids writing about their dog dying. Kids wrote about their parents splitting up. They wrote about their dad in prison and wondering what he was doing while they were in class.”
In 2002, Feifer took a sabbatical and began offering his writing circles at various locations around the county, including domestic violence organizations and detention centers.
“Honestly, when I started going to the Youth Intervention Center, I was shocked by how respectful most of the kids in the unit were,” he said. “They were eager to be heard.”
This is Feifer’s 22nd year volunteering at Manos House, where he leads writing circles with young men, facilitates joint groups with women from a local recovery house and incorporates writing into group counseling sessions.
As a former teacher, he said he most enjoys that this writing is
not graded or required to fit any standards.
“There’s no rubric, no box they have to fit into,” he shared. “This writing lets people know they have a voice and a story, and they can use their voice to tell their story. These writing circles are for people who are struggling just to survive, when we all deserve to thrive.”
Feifer’s sessions typically begin with a prompt, which could be a poem or a writing passage, but participants may write about anything they like. He also shares his own story with his writing circle, encouraging the writer to embrace the idea of putting their thoughts onto paper.
“I explain that writing slows us down and gives us time to reflect and respond and not just act on impulse or just react,” he said.
Ultimately, he’s not concerned with the final product; instead, he’s focused on the process.
“It’s not about the quality of the writing,” he said. “It’s about the quality of the people who sit and do the writing. It’s about what comes out of
them. You can hear when somebody’s heart is in their writing.”
His goal is “writing toward freedom, recovery, healing and hope.”
Participants are invited to share their writing out loud during the circles if they’d like to, and Feifer collects the writing and responds to each submission.
“I believe in writing back to them on the back of their paper, by hand,” he said. “I read everything they submit, even if it’s not shared in the circle.”
Feifer, who grew up in Lancaster and graduated from McCaskey High School and Franklin & Marshall College, earned his teaching certificate from Millersville University. He’s been honored with local accolades as a volunteer, including receiving the Jefferson Award and a Teacher Impact Award.
He doesn’t do it for the honors, he said. Instead, he’s motivated and inspired by the change he sees in the people who join his writing circles.
“Someone will tell me, ‘This was not what I expected, but it was what
I needed,’” he said. “Writing like this allows you take off the suit of armor we all wear, let some light in and really be yourself, who you truly are.”
He encourages participants like the young men at Manos House to keep their writings to share with their parole officers as evidence of their growth in the program.
“I tell people, ‘When you take what I’m doing seriously, you’re taking yourself seriously,’” he said. “I hope that through my writing circles, I’m giving people a tool of greater personal awareness and that is giving them power.”
To learn more about Feifer and his writing circles, visit www.the writingcircleprogram.com.
Museum to Offer Tour Guide Trainings
The 1719 Museum is seeking volunteers to guide tours of the Herr House and Lancaster Longhouse in the spring, summer, and fall of 2026. The museum will offer tour guide trainings on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon and Fridays, March 6 and 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. The sessions will meet in the Mennonite Life Community Room at 2215 Millstream Road,
Scott Feifer
The 1719 Museum will host a three-session training course for volunteer tour guides. See Training pg 4
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Feb.
Speakers Include:
• DR. ANDY HOLLOWAY
- Elanco Vaccination Discussion
• KRISTY WILT, LANCASTER DHIA
- Developing A Road Map For Your Herd
• SCOTT OSBORNE, POWL’S FEED SERVICE
- Scott’s Observations
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• 58 Foundations and Water Proofing
• Agri Door
• Bank of Bird-In-Hand
• Bottom Line Ag Supply
• Cedar Crest Equipment
• Ephrata National Bank
• Fisher Thompson
• Hoover Tech
• Horizon Farm Credit
• Kirby Agri
• Lancaster DHIA
• Little Britain Ag Supply
• No Bull
• Pioneer Seed
• Premier Select Sire
• Riehl Repair
• SS Diesel
• Schnupp’s Grain Roasting
• Troop Equipment
• Univest Ag Lending
• White Horse Construction
• York Ag
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Lancaster, and the Feb. 21 session will also require driving to the 1719 Museum, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street.
Volunteers should plan to attend all three training sessions and be available for at least one tour date per month during the museum’s open season. Sessions will educate volunteers on topics relevant to leading tours at the 1719 Museum, including Lancaster County’s Indigenous history, European Mennonite migration to the area, and techniques for guiding large groups through the museum. First-time guides will also have the chance to meet with current guides. New guides do not need prior experience.
The trainings are free of charge. For more information and to register, contact Heather Strahin at museum@mennonitelife.org or 717-464-4438.
Historical Society Sets Meeting
The Historical Society of Salisbury Township will meet on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Salisbury Township Building, 5581 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap. Don Faix will discuss the cemetery at St. John’s Episcopal Church. He will share his discovery of how the Cowan “mystery monument” was erected at the cemetery and provide an update on the restoration work completed at the cemetery.
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IMPACT CHURCH: IMPACTING lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 9 am & 11 am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610-857-3887. Visit us online at WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (AG): Located at 1279 Main St., East Earl, invites you to join us for a time of contemporary worship and biblical preaching at our 9am service on Sunday mornings and 7pm service on Wednesday evenings. Kids ministry for birth through 5th grade and youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade is available. Lead Pastor: Stephen Ritchey. For more information on our services and programs, visit us online at Lighthouseag.com
MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org
MT ZION CHURCH: 753 Mt. Zion Rd., Narvon, PA. Pastor: Ian Solodky, Worship Leader: Joe Liptock, Praise Band “3:16”. Adult Bible Study 9 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Child Care Provided. We teach the traditional Gospel of Jesus Christ. All are welcome! Enjoy the views of our beautiful rural setting. Facebook.com/mtzionroad/ Instagram: Mt.Zion_narvon
MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com
OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church: 150 Water Street, New Holland, PA 17557 Father Steven Fauser, Pastor. Visit us online at www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Sunday 8am & 10:30am. Saturday 5pm. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9am.
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH
Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
SALEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH HELLERS (founded 1725 / Independent / Reformed / Member of Evangelical Assoc. EARCCC), 2555 Horseshoe Rd. Lancaster. Sunday Worship 9:45 AM, Sunday School for all ages 11:15 AM. Children Welcome! Communion 1st Sunday of the month. 717-656-9249 www.salemhellers.com
ST. STEPHEN REFORMED CHURCH (Presbyterian Church In America): “A Beacon on the Hill.” The Word of God is central to our worship. Sunday Worship at 9:30am and 4:00pm. Sunday School for all ages following morning worship. For more information visit www.ststephenpca.org Lead Pastor: Rev. Dr. Andrew DiNardo. 249 E. Main Street New Holland PA 717-354-7871.
Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533
Braves Come up Short Against LCD, 53-41
photos by Mark Palczewski
Adam Smucker of Pequea Valley puts up a three-pointer against Lancaster Country Day on Thursday, January 29, during a 53-41 win in Lancaster. Smucker led the team with 18 points.
On Thursday, January 29, Braves’ Coleston Temple fully extends for the layup against Lancaster Country during a 53-41 loss in Lancaster.
The Braves’ senior Nick Donlen drives to the hoop against Lancaster Country Day during a 53-41 loss on Thursday, January 29.
Pequea Valley’s sophomore Heath Furlong goes up for the jumper over the Lancaster Country Day defense on Thursday, January 29. The Braves fell to LCD 53-41.
Braves’ Nolan Stoltzfus works around Lancaster Country Day’s Chase Leed during a 53-41 loss on Thursday, January 29, in Lancaster.
On the court on Thursday, January 29, Pequea Valley’s Elijah Slabaugh fakes a pass to a teammate against Lancaster Country Day during a 53-41 loss in Lancaster.
Preschool Opens Enrollment
The Parent & Preschool Center, located at Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, has opened enrollment for the 2026-27 school year. The preschool serves children ages 2 and a half to 5. The 2- and 3-year-old class is offered two half days per week. Prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds is offered two half days or two full days per week. The prekindergarten class for 4- and 5-year-olds is offered two
half days, two full days, or three full days per week.
The Parent & Preschool Center seeks to provide a loving and caring environment where students can develop socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively. Students practice skills to strengthen motor development, participate in activities to build pre-reading and math skills, learn Bible stories, and more. Keeping a close working relationship with the local elementary schools is a priority as the Parent & Preschool Center helps children transition into the next stages of their education.
In addition to classes for children, the Parent & Preschool Center hosts a women’s group, The Well, which meets on Tuesdays from 9:15 to 11 a.m. through the school year. This program is for all women, with or without children, in various
stages of life. Child care is available during The Well for a donation. Since 1977, the center has welcomed hundreds of children from various religious and cultural backgrounds.
For more information or to schedule a private tour, visit www .mellingerchurch.org/preschool, search for “Parent & Preschool Center” on Facebook, or contact Hannah Hardy at 717-397-5717 or preschool@mellingerchurch.org.
there will be small prizes offered, including for those who achieve a hole-in-one. The event’s premier sponsor is Miller’s Service Center of Gap, but businesses are currently being sought to sponsor each hole. “Sponsors are encouraged to bring stuff and decorate their own hole,” McCauley said. “For example, a dental office could (include) a model of teeth.”
Mini golf at the Intercourse Library is based on a similar pro -
gram offered at the Quarryville Library, which has a custom-built course that was designed to fit around the library’s bookshelves.
“One of our board members saw that Quarryville offered mini golf. We went (to the library), and we were really impressed,” said McCauley. “They don’t use (a) company. They had someone build their holes. It is elaborate. They have a place to store the (materials). Quarryville has done it for a number of years and
has a huge group that goes to play.” The upcoming mini golf event is open to people of all ages. It is designed to raise funds for the Intercourse Library and provide a place for families to enjoy time together when outside activities are limited. “It’s the middle of winter, and it’s cold out. (Mini golf) is a summer flash,” McCauley said. Intercourse Public Library is located at 31 Center Road, Intercourse. For more information and to register, visit www.facebook .com/INTRCRSLBRY or www.inter courselib.org. Those with questions may call 717-768-3160. Businesses that would like to sponsor a hole may visit the library website for more details.
Spaghetti Dinner from
advance. There will be separate prices for people age 12 and up and for children ages 4 to 11. Tickets purchased in advance will be discounted. Tickets will also be available the door while supplies last.
Members of the Christiana Historical Society will have an information table set up during the dinner and will offer items for sale as well as information about membership. A slideshow will take place during the meal featuring historic photographs of Christiana.
Attendees will also have an opportunity to win gift baskets. “There will be at least 20 baskets to choose from for (people) of
all ages,” said historical society member Patti Shrom of Gap. “Vintage Farm Girl Foodie donated a basket. They have bags of vintage mixes for cookies, bread and cakes. She has five different cookie mixes in the basket, plus cooling racks.”
Also offered will be gift cards from Dutch-Way Farm Market; the Gap Diner and Café; the Brass Eagle; Hidden Valley Self Storage, which has donated a “garage gadgets and gear basket”; and a young artists basket for children. CHS will offer a basket with a historical society mug and snacks.
The winners of the basket giveaway will be announced that evening. People do not have to be present to win.
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Justin Frey, B. R. Kreider & Son, secretary; Jason Gerber, RKL LLP, treasurer; Joel Young, Rettew, associate vice president; and Claudia Shank, McNees Wallace & Nurick, immediate past president.
Hockenberry, director of residential construction at EGStoltzfus Homes, shared his vision for 2026, predicting a big year for the BIA. He noted that over the past several months, the BIA board engaged in strategic and sustainability planning with the help of CoLab and its consulting services. The board plans to finalize this plan, which focuses on four key priorities: strengthening organizational sustainability and brand visibility, enhancing member value and engagement, strengthening advocacy and industry leadership and investing in the workforce of tomorrow.
Also installed at the event were presidential advisers Nathan Van
Name, JC Snavely & Sons; Russell Ressler III, Ressler & Mateer; and Rob Fluehr, High Real Estate Group. Also installed were builder directors and associate directors. Building directors are Dylan Campbell, Cedar Knoll Builders; Chase Martin, Alden Homes; Dan McCord, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology; Luke Quickel, Hess Home Builders; and Joel Zeiset, Eby Exteriors. Associate directors are Andrew Barninger, Personal Wealth Advisory; Lexi Sauder, Premier Settlements; Todd Shanks, Douple Agency; and Reilly Noetzel, Barley Snyder.
The BIA of Lancaster County also announced several award winners:
The BIA Awards, the Young Professional Award and the President’s Award, which were chosen by association peers and staff for the 2025 year.
Award winners include the following: Building Award - Claudia
SALISBURY TOWNSHIP NOTICE:
The Salisbury Township Board of Supervisors will be holding a Public Meeting at their next Board meeting to discuss “Salisbury Township Future Growth Needs and Opportunities”. The purpose of the meeting is to answer the question “Where should future growth occur in the Township”?
This discussion will help the Township in addressing our responsibility to provide zoning for current and future resident needs. Township staff along with staff from the County Planning Commission will be on hand to provide maps and address questions.
The meeting will be held February 17, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Building. Please check the website (www.salisburytownship.org) closer to the date as maps will be posted online.
5581 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527.
Girl Scouts from Cadette Troop 4673 will be on hand at the event offering cookies for sale and assisting with the dinner.
The basket drawing will benefit CHS; the fire company will benefit from a 50/50 giveaway. Proceeds from the food sales will be divided equally by the two organizations.
Christiana Fire Company is an all-volunteer fire company that serves Christiana Borough, Atglen Borough and Sadsbury Township. To learn more, visit www.christianafire.com.
CHS will use the proceeds for the ongoing restoration of the William Brinton house, located at 17 Green St. One of the programs offered at the location
is Saturday on the Porch, which features live music and a sale of beverages and snacks. “Saturday on the Porch will begin in April,” noted Shrom. “We already have our musicians lined up.”
Shrom encourages community members to attend Saturday on the Porch, as well as the upcoming spaghetti dinner. “It is a community thing. People can get to know their neighbors,” she said.
To purchase spaghetti dinner tickets, visit https://order.your menu.com/christianafireco.
For more information about CHS and upcoming events, visit www.facebook.com/christiana historicalsociety or www.christi anahistoricalsociety.com.
SPORTSMen’s BANQUET
Shank, McNees Wallace & Nurick; Industry Award - Rob Fluehr, High Real Estate Group; Association Award - Luke Quickel, Hess Home Builders; Young Professional Award - Brian Werntz, Builders FirstSource; and President’s Award - Lexi Sauder, Premier Settlements. Founded in 1956, the BIA of Lancaster County is a nonprofit trade organization comprised of builders, subcontractors, suppliers and other professionals involved in the home building industry. Its mission is to empower the Lancaster County building industry through advocacy, connection and professional growth by advancing quality housing and resilient communities.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
6:15 PM - Dinner
Doors Open 5:00 p.m. for various displays.
Location: Yoder’s Restaurant Rt. 23, New Holland
(Sponsored by Ephrata Area Churches)
JEREMIAH J. CATLIN
Retired Amy Chaplain/Outdoor Bio
Jeremiah is from Wichita, Kansas and attended Kansas State University in 1993. He served with the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Calvary Division from March 2006-2008. In 2007 he was medically evacuated from Iraq with a difficult case of Stage IV melanoma cancer. After 3 surgeries, radiation and chemo, received a clean bill of health in 2009 through Johns Hopkins and retired in May of 2025. He received awards like the Bronze Star medal and 2 other medals.
In November 2007 Jeremiah saw a ministry need for the wounded veterans to get into the outdoors through Chappy’s Outdoors supporting more than 1600 wounded, ill, and injured veterans in 24 different states over the past 17 years. Join us for a fun evening of good food, fellowship and stories about the outdoors.
Tickets are $35 & can be purchased at: https://sportsmansbanquet.ticketspice.com/ new-holland-sportsman-banquet-2026 or by Scanning the QR code. For Questions, Call: 717-738-0963
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for construction of Additions and Alterations to Pequea Valley D.A.O. and Fitness Center, 4033 East Newport Rd., Kinzers, PA 17535 will be received at the District Administrative Offices, located behind the former intermediate school, of the Owner/Address until 2:00 PM, prevailing time, on March 12, 2026. Bids must be submitted to the attention of John A. Bowden, Chief of Finance and Operations. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the Bidder and shall be clearly marked “Pequea Valley D.A.O. and Fitness Center”. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids. Bids received after the above-referenced date and time shall be returned to the Bidder unopened. On or after February 12, 2026, Bidders may obtain bidding documents in hard copy and/or .pdf electronic format by submitting a written request for the same to Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Bidding Department at bidding@cra-architects.com. All questions pertaining to the Contract Documents, technical sections, legal documents, and bid submission shall be directed in writing to bidding@cra-architects.com. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on March 3, 2026 at 1 PM, prevailing time, at the Library of the Pequea Valley High School, 4033 East Newport Rd., Kinzers, PA 17535.
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CRASS HAULING
INTERIOR PAINTING
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